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Richard Middleton
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Apple TV+ lands Vince Gilligan & Rhea Seehorn scripted project
Apple TV+ has landed the next much-anticipated project from Better Call Saul creator Vince Gilligan, with…
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TF1 Group to name ex-Canal+ Group CEO Rudolph Belmer as chief
TF1 Group is set to appoint former Canal+ Group chief Rodolphe Belmer as its new…
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BBC Studios Productions hires Vice Media Group’s Kate Ward to lead factual
BBC Studios (BBCS) Productions has hired Vice Media Group’s Kate Ward as MD of its…
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News round-up: ‘Got Talent’ reaches Japan; Amazon, A+E buy Abacus show; Pluto lands in Canada
Got Talent reaches Japan Abema TV in Japan is preparing a local version of Fremantle’s Got…
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‘Life In Colour’ prodco SeaLight lands Flame Media exec for int’l pre-sales
Life in Colour With David Attenborough prodco SeaLight Pictures has expanded its senior ranks with…
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Buzz 16 lands Minnow Films producer to lead development push
Buzz 16, the UK-based sports and factual production company launched by former footballer Gary Neville,…
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Mediawan alum Richard Maroko’s Backbone & Palatin Media launch FAST channels JV
Backbone Media, the production and distribution firm launched last year by former AB Groupe exec…
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Warp Films & BFI alum Mary Burke launches Public Dreams, hires Ecosse exec & unveils slate
Former Warp Films producer’ Mary Burke has launched her own production company, hired an exec…
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Netflix preps Idris Elba ‘sport’ show, marking first global docuseries from Netherlands
Netflix has partnered with Idris Elba on a show that claims to be the first docuseries…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Norway chief Espen Skoland steps down
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s Norwegian chief, Espen Skoland, is stepping down following the recent reorganisation in the Nordics. Skoland,…
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Fox unveils global sales arm Fox Entertainment Global, Fernando Szew named CEO
Fox Entertainment is returning to international distribution with the formal launch of a new sales…
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UK government ‘re-examining’ Channel 4 privatisation & BBC licence fee overhaul
The UK government has confirmed it is “re-examining the business case” around the privatisation of…
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Five key takeaways from Festival de la Rochelle
French drama is booming and the Festival de la Rochelle has clearly benefitted, with this…
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MIPCOM reveals attendee expectations & names Asian World Premiere
MIPCOM organiser RX France (fka Reed Midem) is preparing to welcome 10,000 producers, buyers, commissioners and…
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Fifth Season hires BBC’s former acting drama chief as UK creative director
CJ ENM-owned Fifth Season (fka Endeavor Content) has hired the former acting director of drama…
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ATS Team partners with US gov’t to launch competition show ‘Clash Of Trades’
LA- and London-based production company The ATS Team has launched its first fully produced competition…
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The Content Group hires Fremantle, ITVS alum amid development push
Asylum Entertainment Group’s The Content Group (TCG) has landed a former Fremantle exec as its SVP…
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Banijay launches company-branded FAST channel in UK & expands Italian exec team
Banijay is launching a general entertainment FAST channel bearing its name for the first time…
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Sales round-up: HBO Max builds ‘The Bridge’ in Hungary; Scorpion acquires Ukraine war doc; Arha India buys Korean shows
HBO Max build The Bridge in Hungary HBO Max in Hungary has ordered a local…
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Exclusive: ITVS strikes Whip Media deal as part of AVOD & FAST push
ITV Studios (ITVS) has struck a deal with Whip Media that will enable the distributor to…
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Spain’s Onza sells stake to Maite Bulgari amid global expansion plans
Onza, the Spanish producer behind The Department of Time, has sold an undisclosed stake in…
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Ireland’s Shinawil hires Treasure Entertainment exec to lead business & legal
Dublin-based production company Shinawil has hired a Treasure Entertainment exec as head of its business and legal…
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Paramount+ unveils Italian slate as roll-out across Europe gathers pace
Paramount+ has rolled out in Italy with 8,000 hours of programming and plans for a…
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Keshet International’s CEO Alon Shtruzman to step down
Keshet International (KI)’s Alon Shtruzman is stepping down as CEO of the Israeli-based producer and…
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News round-up: Love Nature enters Poland; Keshet Int’l lands Reeva Steenkamp series; DFW readies ‘Long Gone’
Love Nature enters Poland Blue Ant Media’s streaming and channel brand Love Nature is expanding…
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FIFA+ ties with SPT, Whisper & Final Replay on football series
FIFA+ has linked with David Coulthard, Sunil Patel and Jake Humphrey’s Whisper TV, UK-based Final Replay…
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HBO & HBO Max shows score big at Emmy Awards
HBO and HBO Max were the standout winners at the 2022 Emmy Awards in LA…
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Exclusive: FilmNation TV UK hires BBC Studios veteran as COO
FilmNation TV UK has hired BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Martin Rakusen as its new COO,…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking how French content sales shifted in 2021
Unifrance’s annual report revealed a swathe of findings last week, not least that French TV…
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Shahid VIP preps Tony Jordan drama, with Katrina Neylon joining sales team
Saudi Arabia-based streamer Shahid VIP is preparing to launch its latest project from Life On…